The following is a guest post. Everyone knows that it is smart to have some money put aside in case the worst happens, but where should it go? And what is the difference between savings and investments? Traditionally, savings accounts are held with banks and there are many different types of on offer, including those [...]
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Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Investing,On Behalf of,Saving Your Money
The Difference Between Saving and Investing
2 Comments Guest on Mar 31st 2013
The following staff post is by Jessica Streit. Ask my 9 year old son what he needs more of and he’ll tell you three things: video games, money to buy video games and time to play video games. His currency, that which encourages him to do anything around the house is time on the computer. [...]
21 Comments Jessica Streit on Oct 29th 2012
The following post is by Staff Writer Miss T, from Prairie EcoThrifter. This is her first post, so please join me in welcoming her to the site! ARE YOUNG PEOPLE THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT? Are you in your early twenties and just starting out in your first full-time job? I’ll bet the last thing on your [...]
39 Comments Miss T on Aug 10th 2012
This is the fourth and final post in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond. This post was originally published on June 12, 2010. Traditional retirement planning is made with one main assumption in mind: after you retire, you will only live a couple of decades at most, and you will be [...]
60 Comments Kevin on Jun 4th 2012
Filed under Economics,Growing Your Wealth,Investing,Market Analysis,Miscellaneous,Opinion,Saving Your Money
Getting Screwed Out of Your Hard-Earned Capital: How CDs and GICs Are Rip-Offs for Long-term Investing
Is there such a thing as a guaranteed rate of return? There seems to be a trend for people to “flock to safety” by buying certificates of deposit (CDs) or their Canadian equivalent, guaranteed investment certificates (GICs). There is no risk if a capital loss, at least in nominal terms. However, money is [...]
39 Comments Kevin on May 9th 2012
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Interview: CapLinked Co-Founder and PayPal Mafia Member Eric M. Jackson
The following is a guest post by Alex Levin, who writes for JW Surety Bonds. The early founders and employees of PayPal are famous for dreaming big. Known informally as the “PayPal Mafia,” these entrepreneurs have gone on to fund or help create numerous game-changing startups, including YouTube, Yelp, Flickr, LinkedIn and Facebook. And now [...]
4 Comments Sasha on Apr 20th 2012
The following post is by staff writer Teacher Man, who writes at My University Money. The financial industry makes a mint of throwing buzzwords as people that are financially illiterate. How many times do we see financial planners throw around the term “diversification” as if it were not merely one of the Ten Commandments, but first [...]
28 Comments Teacher Man on Mar 26th 2012
